C6 GPMG and 40 mm AGL Weapon Integrated on RWS Mounted on TAPV Platform: Probability of Hit Methodology

A probability of hit PHit methodology has been developed to characterize the overall performance of the C6 General Purpose Machine Gun GPMG and 40 mm Automatic Grenade Launcher AGL Integrated on a Remote Weapon Station RWS Mounted on a Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle TAPV Platform. The methodology takes into account four 4 different scenarios staticmoving vehicle to engage a staticmoving target to develop an error budget of the weapon system. The error budget analysis breaks down the total dispersion, i.e., the standard deviation SD of the impact point position, into four 4 main error sources weather, gun, projectile and the Fire Control System FCS Dispersion. The weather dispersion can be developed to see the individual contributions of the standard deviation of the wind speed, atmospheric temperature and atmospheric pressure. The Gun dispersion can be developed to see the individual contributions to the standard deviation of the gun support and the gun barrel. The projectile dispersion can be developed to see the individual contributions to the standard deviation of the ammunition dispersion, muzzle velocity, drag-mass ratio and tracer effect. The FCS dispersion can be developed to see the individual contributions to the standard deviation of the gun laying, target tracking, vehicle movement and mutual interaction effects. The PRODAS PROjectile and Design and Analysis System budget error and simulation package were used to model the weapon system performance for different firings conditions. The experimental data from the staticmoving vehicle against staticmoving target scenarios necessary to validate the PRODAS modeling is being obtained in the CFB Canadian Forces Base.